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Benjamin Franklin

And you have to be reallyhyper-literate to understand how language works that way, and to...

And you have to be really
hyper-literate to understand how language works that way, and to correct things
as you go along, and get it right

Full Transcript

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And you have to be really hyper-literate to understand
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how language works that way,
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and to correct things as you go along,
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and get it right.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
33
Timestamp in Movie
00:08:39
Uploaded
May 05, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
Genres
documentary, biography, history
Production
Florentine Films

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Movie Summary

Exploring the life and work of writer and publisher, scientist and inventor, diplomat and signer of both the Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution: Benjamin Franklin.
S01 • E02 Man as Franklin: Dear Son, - Benjamin Franklin 00:12
Man as Franklin: Dear Son,
S01 • E01 Narrator: Handling the heavy sets of lead type - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
Narrator: Handling the heavy sets of lead type
S01 • E01 Having access to books - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
Having access to books
S01 • E02 They have extorted many Thousand Pounds from America - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
They have extorted many Thousand Pounds from America
S01 • E01 Man as Franklin: Often I sat up in my room - Benjamin Franklin 00:11
Man as Franklin: Often I sat up in my room
S01 • E02 Of this Money, they ought to make Restitution. - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
Of this Money, they ought to make Restitution.
S01 • E02 But you, who are a thorough Courtier, see everything - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
But you, who are a thorough Courtier, see everything
S01 • E01 And all the little money that came into my hands - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
And all the little money that came into my hands
S01 • E02 Narrator: The Franklins were coming to - Benjamin Franklin 00:15
Narrator: The Franklins were coming to
S01 • E01 Woman: Here was a kid who only had - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
Woman: Here was a kid who only had
S01 • E01 So, what did he do? He taught himself how to write. - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
So, what did he do? He taught himself how to write.
S01 • E01 Narrator: He composed poetry... Including a ballad - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
Narrator: He composed poetry... Including a ballad
S01 • E02 There were always dissenters, sympathizers with America, - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
There were always dissenters, sympathizers with America,
S01 • E01 He read articles from "The Spectator," - Benjamin Franklin 00:11
He read articles from "The Spectator,"
S01 • E02 There were people, well-placed within the British Government, - Benjamin Franklin 00:18
There were people, well-placed within the British Government...
S01 • E01 He stayed up late at night and rose early each morning - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
He stayed up late at night and rose early each morning
S01 • E01 "I was," Franklin said, "extremely ambitious." - Benjamin Franklin 00:21
"I was," Franklin said, "extremely ambitious....
S01 • E02 Narrator: Working behind the scenes, - Benjamin Franklin 00:15
Narrator: Working behind the scenes,
S01 • E01 Its first issue attacked Cotton Mather, - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
Its first issue attacked Cotton Mather,
S01 • E02 And what's going on leads him to despair. - Benjamin Franklin 00:04
And what's going on leads him to despair.